The Upper House. 39

Eodem Die post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Read the second Time in this House a Bill entitled "An Addi-
tional Supplementary Act to the Act entitled, An Act for the
Establishment of Religious Worship in this Province, according
to the Church of England, and for the Maintenance of Ministers"
and will pass with the following Amendment Viz^t let the proviso
beginning at the third line from the bottom of the 5^th Page, be
amended, so as to be to the following Effect Viz.^t And provided
also, that if any such beneficed Minister shall not appear before
the Commissioners aforesaid, but shall wilfully and contumaciously
make Default after personal Notice of the Time and place of such
Inquiry or make such Default after a Note under the Hand of the
Clerk of the said Commissioners specifying the Time and place
of such Inquiry shall have been Set up, and affixed at his parish

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 21

Church Door, one Month at least before such Inquiry, then, and in
every such Case, the Commissioners aforesaid shall proceed in their
Inquiry in the same manner as in the Case of the personal Appear-
ance before them of such Minister So Endorsed and Sent to the
Lower House by John Ridout Esq
Read and referred, to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly, the Petition of Alexander Symmer of Prince Georges
County So Endorsed and Sent by John Ridout Esquire.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

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Friday Morning 22.^d of November 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday and Col.° Hammond
Mess.^rs Moale and Contee bring up a Bill, entitled "An Act for
the directing the Sale of the Lands of John Stone Hawkins, late
of Prince Georges County deceased for the payment of the Debts
of the said John Stone Hawkins." Read the first and second Time
in the Lower House and will pass, which was Read the first and
second Time, by an especial Order in this House, and will pass,
with the following Amendments Viz.^t After the word "several" in
the second line of the fourth Page insert the word "Claims" and
Strike out the word "Claims" in the third line of the same Page,
After the word "Hawkins" in the last line of the last Page add as
follows Viz.^t Saving to the Heirs of the said John Stone Haw-
kins the Liberty of shewing Cause if any the said Heirs have, or
can shew to the Chancellor of this Province, for the Time being,
at any Time within six Months after the said Heirs shall arrive

Nov. 22